RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Gabriel: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Dillon Gabriel got past him. The Ravens do not have to explain a thing at the 178th overall pick. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Bryant reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Mike Green
In slot 27 they get juice off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aireontae Ersery at Round 2, Pick 27 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at pick 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They barely believed it either: Charles Grant still on the board at pick No. 128. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
They went early on Pat Bryant in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick176 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
You do not let a tight end like Mitchell Evans reach the 176th pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Taking Dillon Gabriel in the 178th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in No. 185 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
Somehow RJ Harvey was still sitting there in the 205th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser is a better player than No. 213 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish at pick No. 245 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.